Sandy River search: Effort to find Portland boy scaled back

The search for a 7-year-old boy who was swept away by the Sandy River on Sunday has been scaled down, but patrols are still checking the river's banks, said Sgt. Carey Kaer, a spokesman for the Troutdale Police Department.

Dive teams stopped their search at 5 p.m. Monday, Kaer said.

A crew of nearly 50 searched for the boy Sunday night and all day Monday, including Multnomah County Sheriff's Office dive team, county search and rescue, Mountain Wave Search and Rescue and the Oregon National Guard.

Asekur Rahman, 7, of Portland and his 9-year-old brother were playing in the river at Glenn Otto Park around 5 p.m. when they were trapped by a current. Lifeguards were able to rescue the 9-year-old but the swift water carried Asekur away.

The family was at the river Tuesday, Kaer said, and said they would continue to come every day until the boy is found.